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According to sources, Hamas handed over a list of hostages to be released, including Americans.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.The personal pension system has been implemented nationwide since 15th, and national debt and index funds have been included in the product range. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The Notice makes it clear that from December 15th, 2024, all workers who participate in the basic old-age insurance for urban workers or urban and rural residents in China can participate in the personal pension system. The scope of implementation of preferential tax policies has been expanded from 36 leading cities (regions) to the whole country. The Circular stipulates that on the basis of existing wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial old-age insurance and Public Offering of Fund products, national debt, specific old-age savings and index funds will be included in the scope of personal pension products. Financial institutions should do a good job in publicizing the asset allocation of personal pension products, carry out investment consulting services according to laws and regulations, and explore the default investment services. Strengthen the protection of financial consumers and investors, and guarantee the participants' right to know and choose independently. The "Notice" pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension services should be carefully determined, and commercial banks should be encouraged to sell all types of personal pension products. Commercial banks should improve online and offline service channels, provide more personalized services for participants to change their bank accounts and receive personal pensions, and provide convenience for wealth management companies, insurance companies and other institutions to carry out personal pension business. The "Notice" clarifies that on the basis of receiving the basic pension age, completely losing the ability to work, going abroad to settle down, etc., participants who suffer from major diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to meet certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living guarantee can apply for receiving personal pensions in advance, and the specific measures will be formulated separately. Participants can apply through social insurance agencies at all levels, the national unified online service portal and commercial banks, and after verification, the commercial banks will issue personal pensions to their social security card bank accounts. The "Notice" requires relevant departments to strengthen supervision according to the division of responsibilities, strengthen information sharing, and promote the standardized operation of the system. At the same time, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of financial institutions and business entities to jointly promote the healthy development of the individual pension system. (CCTV News)

Ma Huateng: Contributing to the economic recovery, Ma Huateng said in People's Daily that Tencent, as a digital technology enterprise, actively responded to the deployment of the country to expand domestic demand and actively explored the development of digital consumption. By optimizing consumer tools such as WeChat payment, the company tries to create and serve effective demand and promote economic cycle by testing the e-commerce business such as live delivery of water video numbers. At the same time, Tencent relies on the WeChat ecosystem to enhance the absorption and friendliness of employment and entrepreneurship. Last year, it provided employment income opportunities for more than 50 million people. In the future, Tencent will also increase investment, devote itself to technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and jointly contribute to the stable and healthy development of China's economy with the vast number of private enterprises. (People's Network)The Hang Seng Index rose more than 1%, the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 1.47%, and the technology stocks strengthened.The National Green Development Fund and other companies have established ecological restoration production and investment partnerships. According to the enterprise survey APP, recently, Jiangxi Green Gold Ecological Restoration Industry Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established with a capital contribution of 1 billion yuan, and its business scope includes: engaging in equity investment, investment management, asset management and other activities with private equity funds. Enterprise investigation shows that the company is jointly owned by National Green Development Fund Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Jinkong Investment Group Co., Ltd.

China Petroleum and others set up a joint exploration company in Xinjiang with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan. According to the enterprise search APP, PetroChina Tayou Joint Exploration (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. was recently established, with the legal representative of Liu Weibo and a registered capital of 1 billion yuan. Its business scope includes: mineral resources exploration. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by PetroChina Taihu (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petroleum, and Xinjiang Yaxin CBM Investment and Development (Group) Co., Ltd.Wei Lanfeng became the vice president and chief operating officer of Porsche China, and Porsche announced that Philipp von Witzendorff will officially become the vice president and chief operating officer of Porsche China from January 1st, 2025. It is understood that in the past two years, Wei Lanfeng has served as President and CEO of Porsche Japan.The Hang Seng Index rose more than 1%, the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 1.47%, and the technology stocks strengthened.